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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed

Pakistan Violence - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes in Pakistan’s northwest have agreed to a cease-fire, a government spokesman said Sunday, days after 42 Shiites were killed in an ambush.

The attack on the convoy last Thursday in Kurram district triggered retaliatory attacks and rampages that killed dozens more people from both communities.

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